#523C84#523C84

#523C84 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.116 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C84
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 132)
HSL	hsl(258, 38%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(258, 55%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.09, 27.08, -37.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.09, 46.07, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.72% 0.0491 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(41.72% 0.116 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2593, 6.6913, 22.6290)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C84 #6E843C

analogous

#3C4A84 #523C84 #763C84

triadic

#523C84 #84523C #3C8452

tetradic

#523C84 #843C4A #6E843C #3C8476

square

#523C84 #843C4A #6E843C #3C8476

split-complementary

#523C84 #84763C #4A843C

monochromatic

#1E1630 #38295A #523C84 #6C4FAE #8F79C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#523C84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#523C84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C84

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C84	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244882

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.116 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8672a8',
    500: '#523c84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c84;
$custom-light: #8672a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.333,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41718,
    "c": 0.1164,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C84

secondary

#99AC70

accent

#CD5AAA

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C84

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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